Been a member here (the site) for about 15 years and used to enjoy the interesting news pieces and robust discussions in the forums. I even looked forward to the email notifications in my inbox. But that's changed in recent times. The first 'kick' was when they had an article about a woman 'influencer' who got a bad sunburn on her trip to Thailand (that was literally it!) and I simply posted 'slow news day?'. Received a strong rebuke for that one i.e., being critical of the news team, when it was only a mild tease. Then, more recently, I politely responded to another poster that we shouldn't draw inferences about suicide rates among expats in Thailand on the basis of stories published here simply on the grounds that western news outlets tend not to publish stories on non-celebrity suicides... we don't have a benchmark to compare to. Again, I was chastised for being critical of the news team, when I was simply responding to another member! Anyway, I'm done with this site. It's not as fun, interesting, and relaxed as it used to be. The newish moderators behave like tin-pot dictators and too many of the stories are click-baity (witness the recent piece titled 'Expats Face Visa Uncertainty in Thailand Rules Shift' which turned out to be about one guy from China complaining about is ED-visa woes ... you could see the frustration clearly in the comments, though that particular mod, to his credit, was more easygoing about it). Anyway, it's into the sunset for me (here). I wish everyone, including the mods, all the best. Cheerio.
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